11.07.2021

Molochnikov Mikhail

Born November 19, 1963.

In 1984 he graduated from the Moscow Architectural College.
In 1996 he became a member of the International Union of Artists.
Since 2004 - a member of the German Union of Artists VVK.

Born November 19, 1963.

In 1984 he graduated from the Moscow Architectural College.
In 1996 he became a member of the International Union of Artists.
Since 2004 - a member of the German Union of Artists VVK.

The graphic artist Mikhail Molochnikov splits his life between Berlin and Moscow. His works include handmade books, sculptures from cardboard and series of graphics.
In his works the artist starts out from avant-garde ideas, first and foremost Malevich theory or art, combining them with Eastern Gnosticism and Tibetan mediation practices.

Mikhail Molochnikov comments on his works: „In my creativity I always rely on meditation. It helps me to see the object in its „archaic” form. A world of pure forms where space becomes part of the object and element of creativity.”

PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS:

2020 - Untitled ArtFair, San Francisco, USA.
2020 - Volta ArtFair, NY, USA.
2020 - Fractals of Molochnikov, Ingallery, Moscow, Russia
2019 - Reconstruction des Universum, Ludwig Museum in Cologne, Germany
2019 - Volta Fair, Basel, Switzerland
2019 - Journey through dreams, Artstory gallery, Moscow, Russia
2019 - ProstoKosmos, NCCA in Kaliningrad, Russia
2019 - Between Heaven and Earth, Museum of Decorative Arts, Moscow, Russia
2019 - Between Thoughts, personal, Krokin gallery, Moscow, Russia
2019 - Abstraction at the forefront, Center for Contemporary Art Sergei Kuryokhin, St. Petersburg, Russia
2018 - Metro, Open Club, Moscow, Russia
2017 - Anniversary, Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven
2017 - Structures, Russian Museum, St. Petersburg
2017 - Art marathon Kiefer -Velimir Khlebnikov, Hermitage, St. Petersburg
2016 - Formula Krug, Open Club, Moscow
2016 - Birds and Figures, Erarta Museum, St. Petersburg
2016 - Red Black, gallery on Kashirka, Moscow
2015 - Birds and Numbers, MMOMA, Moscow
2015 - Another Reality, Central House of Artists, Moscow
2015 - Yellow Submarine, A3 Gallery, Moscow
2015 - Gallery Triumph ZERO personal exhibition, Moscow
2014 - This Leads to Fire: Russian Art from Non-Conformism to Global Capitalism. Selections from the Kolodzei Art Foundation, Neuberger Museum of Art, New York, USA
2014 - Art Apart Fair 4th ”, gAZE Gallery, Singapore
2013 - "Dance-dance", gallery "Rietumu Banka", Riga, Latvia
2006 - "22". Gallery GAD, Berlin, Germany
2005 - "Objects and Drawings 1999-2005". Gallery "GAD", Berlin, Germany
2000 - "Dances of Kali Yuga". Gallery "Dom", Moscow
1999 - Sensual Penetration. Hotel Grand Marriott, Moscow
1997 - "M-16". Gallery "Velta", Moscow
1996 - "Birds-fish". Gallery "Velta", Gallery "Dar", Moscow
1995 - "House of Shchukin". Municipal Gallery "Helikon", Moscow
1994 - "Insects and People". Kaliningrad Art Gallery, Kaliningrad, Russia
1994 - "Untitled". Gallery "Salon", Moscow
1992 - "Secret Signs". Gallery "A 3", Moscow

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

2020 - ENTER Art Fair. Copenhagen, Denmark
2014 - 25 years of Russian artist books from the LS collection Van Abbemuseum (1989-2013), Van Abbemuseum, Netherlands (catalog)
2014 - "Sub ROSA", THE STATE DARWIN MUSEUM, Moscow, Russia
2014 - "Paper Sculpture". State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia (catalog)
2014 - „KÜNSTLERBÜCHER_ARTISTS 'BOOKS. Internationale Exponate von 1960 bis heute “will open in Stift Admont, Styria, Austria
2014 - “Bringing a World of Art to Hong Kong”, gAZE Gallery, Hong Kong, China
2013 - Artgeschoss, Wolfenbüttel, Germany (catalog)
2013 - ART SOUTHAMPTON 2013, New York, USA
2013 - ART PALM BEACH 2013, Palm Beach County Convention Center West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
2013 - 5th International Artists' Book Exhibition, King St. Stephen Museum, Hungary (catalog)
2013 - "The book on an edge of the modern art", 5 Moscow biennial of the modern art, Russian State library of arts, Moscow, Russia (catalog)
2013 - "25 Jahre russische Künstlerbücher" LS Collection Van Abbemuseum Eindhoven Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Carl von Ossietzky, Hamburg, Germany (catalog)
2013 - "ARTBOOK BERLIN 2013", in der Kunstfabrik Flutgraben, Berlin, Germany
2013 - "Russian Berlin" at the Museum of Modern Art PERMM, Perm, Russia
2013 - "First Book", Tsaritsyno Museum, Moscow, Russia (catalog)
2012 - Shanghai Art 2012, Shanghai, China
2012 - Regeneration of the mind, Black Dog Gallery, Moscow, Russia
2012 - Artists' Books on Tour - Artist Competition and Mobile Museum, International Center of Graphic Arts, MGLC, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2012 - Artists' Books on Tour - Artist Competition and Mobile Museum, Museum of Decorative Arts, Prague, Czech Republic
2012 - ART ELYSEES 2012, Paris, France
2012 - "The Experimental Art of Russian Children's Books", New York, USA
2012 - Mikhail Molochnikov & Vladimir Sulyagin. Dialoges ", CENTRAL HAUSE OF ARTISTS, Moscow, Russia
2012 - "Mede in Berlin", AGENCY: ART RU, Moscow, Russia (catalog)
2012 - “7. EDITIONALE Köln ", Neues Kunstforum, Cologne, Germany
2012 - "Magie der Vielfalt - Das MAK als angewandter Raum der Zukunft", MAK - Austrian Museum of Applied Arts / Contemporary Art, Vienna, Austria
2011 - The London Art Book Fair, Whitechapel Gallery, London, UK
2011 - Auktion Fischer “Russische Kunst“, Lucerne, Switzerland (catalog)
2011 - Artists' Books on Tour - Artist Competition and Mobile Museum, MAK - Austrian Museum of Applied Arts / Contemporary Art, Vienna, Austria (catalog)
2011 - "Exhibition of contemporary Russian artist's books in Marseille." Atelier Vis-à-Vis, France
2011 - "Collection VERMES Julia", Vízivárosi Galéria, Budapest, Hungary (catalog)
2011 - “das alphabet von a bis z“, MEWO Kunsthalle, Memmingham, Germany
2011 - "KNYZHKOVYJ ARSENAL" is the first international book fair and the promising project endeavored by The National Art, Culture & Museum Complex “ARSENAL”, Kiev, Ukraine
2011 - "Distortion. Earth", Gallery Agency Art.Ru, Moscow, Russia (catalog)
London Book Fair, Whitechapel Gallery, London, UK
Book Fair 2010, Frankfurt, Germany
2010 - "ALLA GLORIA MILITAR", gallery "AIRCRAFT", Bratislava, Slovakia (catalog)
2010 - "The origin of Darwin through the eyes of contemporary artists", State Darwin Museum, Moscow, Russia
2010 - "Moscow Printed Author's Graphics 1961-2009 from the Kolodzey Collection" Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington, USA
2009 - Book Fair, Frankfurt, Germany
2009 - 20th Book Fair, Mainz, Germany
2009 - "BOOK OF THE ARTIST'2009", All-Russian State Library for Foreign Literature named after M. I. Rudomino, Moscow, Russia
2009 - "Dmitry Kavarga and Mikhail Molochnikov", Barbarian-Art Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland
2009 - "0.5", gallery "POP / OFF / ART", Moscow, Russia.
2009 - "Architecture: ad marginem", Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
2008 - Book Fair. Frankfurt, Germany.
2008 - "RE". Northampton University Gallery, UK.
2008 - “On the Mortal in Art. In memory of Nikolai Konstantinov ". Rostov-on-Don.
2008 - "Kaliningrad - Konigsberg 2008" (International Biennale of Graphic Art). Kaliningrad Art Gallery, Kaliningrad.
2008 - "The Power of Water". State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg.
2008 - "Moscow - New York = Parallel Pla" y. From the Kolodzei Collection of Russian and Eastern European Art. Chelsea Art Museum, New York, USA.
2007 - Book Fair. Frankfurt, Germany.
2007 - Book Fair "Page's 11". Paris, France.
2007 - NCCA "Moscow - New York = Parallel Pla". From the Kolodzei Collection of Russian and Eastern European Art", Moscow.
2007 - 19th book fair. Mainz, Germany.
2007 - "Utopian architecture". State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg.
2007 - "Russia, the homeland of elephants." Gallery "Pop / off / art", Moscow, Russia.
2007 - "ABC". Northampton University Gallery, UK.
2006 - Library of Alexandria. International Biennale "Artist's Book". Alexandria, Egypt.
2006 - Historic MADI: Its Roots. Art of Arginina and Russia in the XX century ”. MADI Museum, Dallas, USA.
2006 - "Confrontations". Berlin and Krakow, Germany and Poland (catalog).
2006 - Transport. MOCA Museum of Contemporary Art, Skopi, Macedonia.
2006 - "New Russian Avant-garde". Gallery "Pop / off / art", Munich, Germany.
2006 - "Pictures from paper: Soviet and Russian art 1955-2005". Kolodzei Collection of Russian and Eastern European Art, Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, USA.
2005 - "Moscow Graphics: Works of Artists 1961-2005" / International Print Center New York and the Kolodzei Art Foundation. New York, USA.
2005 - Collage in Russia. State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg.
2004 - The Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, in cooperation with the Kolodzei Art Foundation, presents Finding Freedom: 40 Years of Soviet and Russian Art Selections from the Kolodzei Collection of Russian and Eastern European Art / USA.
2004 - "THE ARTIST'S BOOK AS AN IMAGE". NCCA, Moscow.
2003 - "PARADIES". Bunker Alexanderplatz, Berlin, Germany.
2003 - "Liebe und Flügel". Galerie "Belabush", Berlin, Germany.
2003 - "Moscow abstraction". State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
2003 - Collage in Russia. Museum of Private Collections, Pushkin Museum im. A.S. Pushkin, Moscow.
2003 - "3 INTERNATIONALES KUNSTFESTIVAL". Magdeburg, Germany.
2001 - "Art Moscow". 5th International Art Fair, Central House of Artists, Moscow.
2001 - "Abstraction in Russia in the twentieth century." State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
2000 - "SUPREMBYT". Gallery "Dom", Moscow.
2000 - "Kaliningrad - Konigsberg 2000" (International Biennale of Graphic Art). Kaliningrad Art Gallery, Kaliningrad.
1999 - "The doby politic". Long Island University, USA.
1999 - "BOOK OF THE ARTIST". Museum of Private Collections, Pushkin Museum im. A.S. Pushkin, Moscow.
1999 - "The Living and the Dead". Gallery "ESCAPE", Moscow.
1998 - "Gifts to M'ARS". Gallery "M'ARS", Moscow.
1998 - "The Book of the Artist and the Poet". Center for Contemporary Art, Nizhny Novgorod.
1998 - "Kaliningrad - Konigsberg 98" (International Biennale of Graphic Art). Kaliningrad Art Gallery, Kaliningrad.
1998 - "Winter Kaleidoscope". Gallery "PAN-DAN", Central House of Artists, Moscow.
1998 - "Art Manege 98". Manege, Moscow.
1997 - International Art Fair "Art-Manezh". Gallery "Pan-Dan", Manege, Moscow.
1997 - Book Fair 97. Frankfurt, Germany.
1997 - "The world of sensual things in pictures - the end of the twentieth century." Gallery M'ARS, Pushkin Museum im. A.S. Pushkin, Moscow.
1996 - Selections from the Colodzei Collection. Atrium art gallery, Morristown, New Jersey, USA.
1996 - Sotheby's. Hotel Baltschug Kempinski, Moscow.
1996 - "New Russian Art" Colodzei Collection. Georgetown university art gallery, Washington, USA.
1996 - "Galleries in the Gallery". Gallery "Nina", State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
1995 - "Collection of Tanya and Natasha Kolodzey". Downtown Oklahoma City, USA.
1995 - Carnival. Central House of Artists, Moscow.
1995 - "A-1, A-2, A-3". Gallery "A-3", Moscow.
1994 - "The Kolodzei Collection". City Arts Center, Oklahoma City, USA.
1994 - "Kaliningrad - Konigsberg" (III International Biennale of Graphic Art). Kaliningrad Art Gallery, Kaliningrad.
1993 - "New Names". Traverse Center, Edinburgh, Scotland.
1993 - "Image and Symbol". Art College, Edinburgh, Scotland.
1993 - "Art Expo 93". Gallery "Arka", Tokyo, Japan.
1993 - "Exhibition of Graphics". Gallery "Moscow Fine Art", Moscow.
1993 - "ART MYTH 3". Gallery "Nina", Gallery "Moscow Fine Art", Manege, Moscow.
1992 - "Neue Russische Buchkunst", Lyrik Kabinett. Munich, Germany.
1992 - "In Richtung zu Malewitsch". Karenina Galerie, Vienna, Austria.
1992 - “Malevich Center in the Paleontological Museum”. Paleontological Museum, Moscow.
1991 - "Contemporary Artists - to Malevich". State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
1991 - "Book-Art", Youth Palace, Moscow.
1990 - The first exhibition of the "M'ARS" gallery. Moscow.
1990 - "Moscow in Cambridge". King's College, Cambridge, UK.
1990 - Jalokivia Mudassa / Jewels in the mud. Tampere Art Museum, Tampere, Finland.
1990 - "Art London 90". The Russian Collection, London, UK.
1990 - "Principle of Ki", Central House of Artists, Moscow.
"Guide", a museum Tsarina's, Moscow, Russia

WORKS ARE IN COLLECTIONS:

State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia
State Museum of Fine Arts. Pushkin, Moscow, Russia
State Kaliningrad Art Gallery, Kaliningrad, Russia
Kolodzei Art Foundation, NY, USA
Special Collections Librarian, Joan Flasch Artists' Book Collection, Chicago, USA
The State Museum-Kupferstichkabinett, Berlin, Germany
State Library. Lenin, Moscow, Russia
The Alexandria library, Alexandria, Egypt
National Center for Contemporary Art, Moscow, Russia
Ford fund, USA
Reinhard Grüner, Munich, Germany
Museum MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art), Skopje, Macedonia
Gutenberg-Museum, Mainz, Germany
Julia Vermes Collektion, Basel, Switzerland
Museum "ART 4", Moscow, Russia
Boris Fridman collection, Moscow, Russia
Collection of Mikhail Kaminsky, Moscow, Russia
Yafim Blakher Collektion, Berlin, Germany
Nadja Brykina Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland
Mikhail Karminsky, Frankfurt, Germany
Nikolai and Clair Savoretti, Moscow, Russia
Vis-à-Vis, Marseilles, France
Mikhail Kamensky, Moscow, Russia
Alexander Smuzikov, Moscow, Russia
Anton Belov, Moscow, Russia
Catarina Figueiredo Cardoso, Paris, France
Staatsbibliothek, Berlin, Germany
Museumsbibliothek, Köln, Germany
MAK - Austrian Museum of Applied Arts, Contemporary Art, Vienna, Austria
International Center of Graphic Arts, MGLC, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Bibliothèque nationale de Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Friedrich C. Heller Private Collection, Vienna, Austria
KollerArtHouse, Moscow, Russia
Anna Azarnova, Moscow, Russia
Michael Alshibaya, Moscow, Russia
King St. Stephen Museum, Hungary
LS Collection Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, Netherlands

AWARDS

2006, Grant from the European Association for Jewish Culture, Paris, France
1994, Prize-winner in the category "Unique graphics", 3rd International Biennale of Graphic Art, Kaliningrad Museum of Art, Kaliningrad, Russia

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